Siblings Mini-Challenge: Family Matters 2024

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What is Family Matters?
Unrelated to the sitcom (or anything else, actually), Family Matters is a mini challenge focused on sibling relationships. Whether that be traditional, half, foster/adoptive, or step siblings, siblings of all kinds are welcome. For the purposes of this mini challenge, I am excluding found family (unless there are sibling relationships within) and “I see them as a sibling” relationships (unless, of course, that statement is meant to be literal.) As I won’t be policing anything, please use your best interest and feel free to ask me any questions in the comments.

What about incest?
This is NOT the incest mini challenge. That one’s over here: A Family Affair. Nothing and no one is stopping you from signing up to both if that’s what you want, though.

What if [character]’s sibling isn’t in the tagset?
Good news! As long as at least one sibling is in the tagset (and you’re requesting them), this won’t be a problem.

How do I participate?
Leave a comment with the following details:
<strong>AO3 Username:</strong>
<strong>Letter Link (if applicable):</strong>
<strong>Fandoms & Requested Characters + Their Siblings (not necessary, but it might help to put if they’re in the tagset or not/if you’re requesting them):</strong>
<strong>Prompts (optional):</strong>
<strong>Any Other Details:</strong>

How do I tag for this?
The challenge, specifically? Yuletide Family Matters
But in general, try some of these, if applicable: Siblings, Sibling Rivalry, Brother-Brother Relationship, Brother-Sister Relationship, Sister-Sister Relationship, Adopted Sibling Relationship, Step-Siblings

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GENERAL LIKES
Trans, nonbinary, aro, and ace characters | Characters being in communities | Established relationships | Complicated relationships | Polyamory | Friends with Benefits | Exes Being Friends | Compassion and kindness | Protectiveness | Hurt/Comfort (physical and emotional) | Displays of skill | Politics, puzzle-solving, and mysteries | Casefic/Missionfic | Monsters | Fight scenes | Teamwork | Teaching/mentorship | Loyalty, fealty, devotion | Trauma and recovery | Sacrifice and Earned Tragedy (inc. tragic/bittersweet endings) | Grief/Mourning | Physicality and body appreciation (fat/scars/muscles/disablities/etc) | Food/cooking as an expression of love | Dancing | Cuddling/Snuggling | Platonic Intimacy | Meaningful touch | Playing Games | Wingfic | The environment/nature/a sense of place | Any genre: horror, humor, adventure, domestic fluff, etc. | Atypical narrative structures and POV: 1st person, 2nd person, epistolary, poetry, nonlinear, in-world texts, etc.

WORLDBUILDING LIKES
Rituals, religion, and spirituality | Culture clashes | Politics (both within and between groups) | Magic/advanced tech being integrated into everyday life | Architecture and accessibility | Recorded history vs lived experiences | Exploration of educational systems (especially for children) | Dance, art, crafting, music, and other creative acts | Communities and their idiosyncracies | The natural world (flora, fauna, ecosystems, etc.) and people's interactions with it

KINK/SEX LIKES
Non-Sexual Kink | Communication | Un(der)negotiated Kink | Leather | Dom/sub (control/power dynamics) | Bondage/Shibari | Impact Play | Sensation play | Kissing | Biting, scratching, hair-pulling | Oral Sex (esp. cunnilingus) | Nipple Play | Clothing Kink (inc. dressing/undressing) | (Partially) Clothed Sex | Hand/finger kink | Vaginal Fisting | Knifeplay | Danger Kink | Fighting as Foreplay | Fucking Against Walls/Windows | Xeno/Non-Human Sex | Non-Penetrative Sex | Outdoor Sex | Semi-Public Sex | Exhibitionism/Voyeurism | Masturbation | Sex Toys | Magic (or the equivalent) | Multiple orgasms | Edging and overstimulation | Foreplay and aftercare

DNWs
Unrequested permanent non-canonical death of requested characters | Stories focused on abusive relationships | Unrequested sexual/romantic teacher-student relationships | Suicide/self-harm (if canonical: mentions are fine) | Characters not being able to breathe | Mind Control | Sickfic (minor illness/symptoms okay) | Noncon/Rape (dubcon okay) | Unrequested Incest | Teenagers (~under 18) having sex with adults (~over 21) | Underage sex (younger than 16) | Age/family-based kinks (daddy kink, ageplay, etc.) | Spanking | Explicitly Described Anal Sex (inc. rimming) | Vomit, scat, piss (mentions in nonsexual/sfw contexts okay)

I love sibling relationships! I may or may not have helpful prompts in my letter for said siblings, but I'm always excited for fanworks about them.

These are the two fandoms where I am explicitly requesting at least one character with at least one sibling:

Craft Universe - Max Gladstone
Any (Caleb Altemoc, Kai Pohala, Tara Abernathy, Worldbuilding (Craft Universe))
- I would adore fic about Kai and her sister Ley!

鬓边不是海棠红 | Winter Begonia (TV)
Any (Chen Renxiang, Cheng Fengtai, Fan Xiang'er, Shang Xirui)
- Cheng Fengtai and his sisters are so important to me.
- Fan Xiang'er and her brother would also be fun!
- The way Cheng Fengtai and Fan Xiang'er relate to each other's siblings is also fantastic.